- Date
- May 29, 1983, 09:35 local (16:35 UTC)
- Place
- Phelan, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3437VCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830529021669A
- Case key
- 23731
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt departed ramona, CA on a flt to palomar, CA where he planned to refuel. He reported that he missed the 'palomar turn off', and thereafter, flew to hesperia, CA & landed. No fuel was available at hesperia. The fuel gauges indicated there still was fuel remaining, so he took off for the barstow-daggett arpt, located 40 mi northeast. However, after flying 14 mi northwest, he observed george afb & incorrectly identified it as his destination. When he realized his mistake, he turned back toward hesperia. While enroute, the eng lost power from fuel exhaustion. Reportedly, the fuel gauges were still indicating aprx 1/4 full. An emergency landing was made in rough desert terrain where the acft was substantially damaged. During the landing, the acft hit a joshua tree & the nose gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3437V
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15076503
- Airframe hours
- 3,585
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lloyd R. Martin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 30, 1983 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- L26 · Hesperia, CA
- Destination
- APV · Apple Valley, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 7 in this make and model · 13 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.